Outside the Box

As part of your retirement, have you invested in the Stock Market? I am sure many have or think about investing in this very illusive but lucrative area. By wise investing and guidance, many have been successful. However, overtime, there have been bumps along the road and people have lost alot of money.
For example:

1. A year ago, if you had brought $1,000 of Nortel stock, it would be worth $49.00.
2. With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1,000.
3. Five dollars is all you would have left with WorldCom.
4. If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock, you would have $49.00 left.

However, if you think "outside of the box", you can get ahead of the investment game and have fun doing it. If you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then recycled the cans, you would have $ 214.00. You could say the return is 21.4% on your investment. Yes, very few stocks can match this performance and the fun of doing the investing.

PS. I am not advocating drinking, but use it as an example of thinking "outside the box". Good luck with your thinking outside the box.

Quote of the Day:

"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity."